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Rh

Bone, gáuk.

Bonfire, – of rubbish, hàng hūi̤ dŏi: – on the evening of last day of the year, siĕu hūi̤ páu.

Bonnet, mô̤; nṳ̄ mô̤.

Bonze, huò-siông.

Booby, kṳ̀ gióh.

Book, cṳ̆: one –, siŏh buōng cṳ̆: –worm, dṳ̄-ngṳ̀.

Boon, ŏng.

Boor, hiŏng-â lē̤; hiŏng-â nè̤ng.

Booth, màu lèu.

Boots, kŭo: shoes, à̤: boot-tops, kuŏ hóng.

Booty, cŏng ŭk; chĕk cŏng.

Borax, bèng-să.

Border, N. gièng; biĕng: – of country, biĕng gái: to make an ornamental –, siŏng huă biĕng: to – on, adjoining as land, gău gái.

Bore, V. ló̤i: N. tói mông nè̤ng.

Born, to be –, chók sié; săng chók-sié: the first –, tàu tŏi.

Borneo, Pŏ̤-lò̤.

Borrow, cióh lì; cióh dâi; nò̤ cháuk: to – capital, dòo buàng: able to –, to have credit, dô̤ dâe̤ng.

Bosom, hṳ̆ng sèng.

Botany, huă hŏk; sĭk ŭk hŏk.

Both, lâng â; lâng ciéh.

Bother, V. chāu-iēu; chā.

Bottle, bìng; bŏ̤-là̤ bìng: – gourd, hù-lù.

Bottle-fly, gĭng-bù-sìng.

Bottom, dā̤: buttocks, gū-chiŏng.

Bough, ngâ̤.

Boulder, làng-tàng.

Bounce, – as a ball, tiéu; dó̤ dŭng.

Bound, jump, tiéu.